#9f987e

Color #9f987e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 16.1 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#9f987e

RGB

rgb(159, 152, 126)

HSL

hsl(47.3, 14.7%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.3, 20.8%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.4%, 20.8%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(62.79, -1.87, 14.63)

LCH

lch(62.79, 14.75, 97.28)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.0376, 94.73)

HWB

hwb(47.3, 49.4%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e859f

Analogous

#9f887e

#9f987e

#969f7e

Triadic

#9f987e

#7e9f98

#987e9f

Split-complementary

#9f987e

#7e969f

#887e9f

Tetradic

#9f987e

#859f7e

#7e859f

#987e9f

Square

#9f987e

#7e9f88

#7e859f

#9f7e96

Shades

Color #9f987e mixed toward black.

#888165

#6d6751

#524d3d

#363429

#1b1a14

Tints

Color #9f987e mixed toward white.

#afa994

#bfbaa9

#cfccbf

#dfddd4

#efeeea

Tones

Color #9f987e mixed toward gray.

#9c9681

#9a9584

#979386

#949289

#91908c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9c85 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#9c9d86 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#9f8a8b · ΔE 17.1

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #9f987e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#9f987e]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#9f987e (#9f987e) is rgb(159, 152, 126) in RGB.

No, #9f987e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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